diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.cpp
index 2e1c31069f..084a7b49af 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.cpp
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@ namespace Null
 // Init functions
 Renderer::Renderer() : ::Renderer(1, 1)
 {
-  g_Config.bRunning = true;
   UpdateActiveConfig();
 }
 
 Renderer::~Renderer()
 {
-  g_Config.bRunning = false;
   UpdateActiveConfig();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
index ec709c152b..2c7665f134 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
@@ -696,7 +696,6 @@ Renderer::Renderer()
 
   // Because of the fixed framebuffer size we need to disable the resolution
   // options while running
-  g_Config.bRunning = true;
 
   // The stencil is used for bounding box emulation when SSBOs are not available
   glDisable(GL_STENCIL_TEST);
@@ -764,7 +763,6 @@ void Renderer::Shutdown()
 {
   g_framebuffer_manager.reset();
 
-  g_Config.bRunning = false;
   UpdateActiveConfig();
 
   s_raster_font.reset();
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp
index 9e85a2981c..dc378cbede 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ void SWRenderer::Init()
 
 void SWRenderer::Shutdown()
 {
-  g_Config.bRunning = false;
   UpdateActiveConfig();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Renderer.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Renderer.cpp
index 81bd7671cd..054a09a847 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/Renderer.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Renderer::Renderer(std::unique_ptr<SwapChain> swap_chain)
                  swap_chain ? static_cast<int>(swap_chain->GetHeight()) : 0),
       m_swap_chain(std::move(swap_chain))
 {
-  g_Config.bRunning = true;
   UpdateActiveConfig();
 
   // Set to something invalid, forcing all states to be re-initialized.
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ Renderer::Renderer(std::unique_ptr<SwapChain> swap_chain)
 
 Renderer::~Renderer()
 {
-  g_Config.bRunning = false;
   UpdateActiveConfig();
 
   // Ensure all frames are written to frame dump at shutdown.
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
index 04ce2d24a0..3e8ca9d69a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ void UpdateActiveConfig()
 
 VideoConfig::VideoConfig()
 {
-  bRunning = false;
-
   // Needed for the first frame, I think
   fAspectRatioHackW = 1;
   fAspectRatioHackH = 1;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
index 03d102eb62..25c7fc7498 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct VideoConfig final
 
   // General
   bool bVSync;
-  bool bRunning;
   bool bWidescreenHack;
   int iAspectRatio;
   bool bCrop;  // Aspect ratio controls.